Vulnerability Instance

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{
    "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/vulnerabilities/32890?format=api",
    "vulnerability_id": "VCID-1118-wfde-6yax",
    "summary": "Malicious Package in reques\nAll versions of `reques` typosquatted a popular package of similar name and tracked users who had installed the incorrect package. The package uploaded information to a remote server including: name of the downloaded package, name of the intended package, the Node version and whether the process was running as sudo. There is no further compromise.\n\n\n## Recommendation\n\nRemove the package from your dependencies and always ensure package names are typed correctly upon installation.",
    "aliases": [
        {
            "alias": "GHSA-g8jc-mm3c-cwhj"
        },
        {
            "alias": "GMS-2020-464"
        }
    ],
    "fixed_packages": [],
    "affected_packages": [
        {
            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/142638?format=api",
            "purl": "pkg:npm/reques@0.0.0",
            "is_vulnerable": true,
            "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-1118-wfde-6yax"
                }
            ],
            "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:npm/reques@0.0.0"
        },
        {
            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/588888?format=api",
            "purl": "pkg:npm/reques@0.0.1-security",
            "is_vulnerable": true,
            "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-1118-wfde-6yax"
                }
            ],
            "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:npm/reques@0.0.1-security"
        }
    ],
    "references": [
        {
            "reference_url": "https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/863",
            "reference_id": "",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [
                {
                    "value": "9.8",
                    "scoring_system": "cvssv3.1",
                    "scoring_elements": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "value": "CRITICAL",
                    "scoring_system": "generic_textual",
                    "scoring_elements": ""
                }
            ],
            "url": "https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/863"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g8jc-mm3c-cwhj",
            "reference_id": "GHSA-g8jc-mm3c-cwhj",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [
                {
                    "value": "CRITICAL",
                    "scoring_system": "cvssv3.1_qr",
                    "scoring_elements": ""
                }
            ],
            "url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g8jc-mm3c-cwhj"
        }
    ],
    "weaknesses": [
        {
            "cwe_id": 506,
            "name": "Embedded Malicious Code",
            "description": "The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature."
        },
        {
            "cwe_id": 1035,
            "name": "OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities",
            "description": "Weaknesses in this category are related to the A9 category in the OWASP Top Ten 2017."
        },
        {
            "cwe_id": 937,
            "name": "OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities",
            "description": "Weaknesses in this category are related to the A9 category in the OWASP Top Ten 2013."
        }
    ],
    "exploits": [],
    "severity_range_score": "9.0 - 10.0",
    "exploitability": "0.5",
    "weighted_severity": "9.0",
    "risk_score": 4.5,
    "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/vulnerabilities/VCID-1118-wfde-6yax"
}